By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Saline County man was arrested Saturday after he allegedly threatened a group of hunters and the owner of the land on which they were hunting.
Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that deputies were sent to the 3700 block of W. Shipton Road at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. A woman who lives there told deputies that a neighbor she believed to be intoxicated, identified as John Coffman, 59, had come to her porch and was talking about shooting. He allegedly asked the woman whether she wanted to be shot, pulled a 9mm Stallard Arms gun from his pocket, and waved it around.
Coffman apparently was upset about three men who were hunting with permission on the woman's property. Soldan said Coffman believed the hunters were shooting at him and returned fire.
Coffman was arrested on the following requested charges, Soldan said.
●Four counts of aggravated assault
●Driving under the influence of alcohol
●Possession of a firearm while under the influence of alcohol